Internet of things references

I often give talks about the internet of things and usually give the same references, adding new ones in. I thought I’d stick them all here for anyone who wants a good introduction to the topic.

(last update August 9th 2012)

Theory & fiction books
Everyware by Adam Greenfield
Shaping Things by Bruce Sterling
A Manifesto for Networked Objects by Julian Bleecker
Smart Things by Mike Kuniavsky
Makers by Cory Doctorow

Research
Touch project, Oslo School of Architecture & Design
Anne Galloway
Tale of Things, University College of London
Web of Things
Homesense project or bottom-up smart homes. (self-promotion)

Tech Books
Getting Started with the Internet of Things by Cuno Pfister
Making Things Talk by Tom Igoe
Building the Internet of Things with the Arduino by Charalampos Doukas
Designing the Internet of Things by Adrian Mcewen and Hakim Cassimally (in progress)
Building Wireless Sensor Networks by Robert Faludi

Products
Nabaztag (now Karotz)
Ambient Orb
Ambient Umbrella
WideTag Social Energy Meter
Bakertweet
Botanicalls
Kickbee
Tiny printers
Bubblino
Poken
Swinxs
Green Goose
FitBit
Withings
Zeo
Koubachi

Startups
Good Night Lamp (self-promotion)
readyDIYmate
Olly & Molly
Rymble
Chirp

Web platforms
Pachube now Cosm
Evrthng
Open Sen.se
IOBridge
Symplio
Stickybits (back in 2009, not the most current version)
Thingworx
If this then that
Yaler
Spotnk
ThingSpeak
Paraimpu

Hardware platforms
Arduino
Nanode
Raspberry Pi
Xbee

Governmental
The IOT Council (EU)
IOT, an action plan for Europe (2009)
Open IOT Assembly
Technology Strategy Board, UK

Corporations
Cisco infographic
IBM video
Nokia Push (self-promotion as Tinker kicked the campaign off back in 2009)

Other
Quantified Self

Let me know if i’m missing anything!

By designswarm

Blogging since 2005.

2 comments

  1. Hi Alexandra,

    glad that you put my book in you list of IoT references! There is a companion Web site for the book (www.gsiot.info), maybe this would be a better link.

    As for other startups, I suggest two additions:

    – Our spin-off Yaler (www.yaler.net), an “Infrastructure as a Service” cloud startup which solves the “firewall and NAT” problem of embedded devices that are used as Web services.

    – A non-related company: http://www.koubachi.com that solves the “how can I prevent my plants from becoming parched” problem.

    Thanks and best regards

    Cuno Pfister

    Oberon microsystems AG

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